About the holiday home

About Rømø/Havneby

You will find the islands of Rømø and Mandø off the coast south of Esbjerg. Both islands are surrounded by the Wadden Sea, a national reserve. The Wadden Sea is a very important “touchdown”, especially for web-footed birds and wading birds during their yearly migratory flight, and an important place for breeding and wintering as well.

Rømø is among the 10 largest Danish islands, however with only approx. 720 inhabitants. The island is connected with the mainland by the Rømø embankment, and it is especially well-known for its fantastic nature. Here you will find beautiful and incredibly wide sandy beaches. Almost 90% of the island is pure nature, and various big areas are protected. On Rømø they have a yearly jazz festival and a kite festival taking place in June and September, respectively. On the island you will find many beautiful nature trails, just made for a walk or a bike ride. The island also offers the opportunity to rent a horse. As nature here is something special, some of the shootings for the American movie, ”The Ghost”, were made here in 2009.

Between Rømø and Fanø is Mandø, a small island with about 40 inhabitants. Here the tide decides when you can go to island. In fact you can only reach the island by the Låningsvej (road) and only when the tide is low. Contrary to the nature of Rømø and Fanø the landscape of Mandø is rather monotone. It is covered by open marshland and has only very few trees. Mandø is a really cosy place, rich in animal life, especially migration birds. If you prefer to reach the island by bus, you can take the Mandø bus which departs from the Vadehavscenter (Wadden Sea Center) in Vester Vedsted.

Before the holiday:

Rental agreement and route description

Shortly after booking holiday accommodation through
DanCenter you will receive your booking confirmation by
post. This confirmation constitutes your rental agreement
containing all necessary information. On the first page you
will find information about the addresses of your holiday
home and the key pick up place, as well as a route
description. At the bottom of the page is a detachable post
card for ordering miscellaneous extras, which can be useful
to have during your holiday. On the following pages you will
find the invoice for the stay you have booked complete with
transfer order/inpayment form, stating the due dates.

On arrival at the key pick up point, you will be asked to
present your rental agreement whereupon you will be handed
your key as well as an electricity-envelope on which the
meter readings of all consumption dependant expenses
(electricity, heating, gas, water and telephone) are to be
noted upon arrival as well as departure.

Time of arrival

Arrival can take place from 4 p.m. on the day the rental
period commences.

Arrival outside opening hours

If you can not reach your destination until eg. late
evening, our local offices will be closed. Therefore please
contact us in time to make arrangements with regards to the
key and the deposit.

Extras

On the detachable post card at the bottom of the rental
agreement miscellaneous extras can be ordered from the local
office. This can save you unnecessary packing, leaving
space for other things, which you would rather not do
without during your holiday.

All holiday homes are equipped with all kitchen utensils
necessary for the maximum amount of persons, which the house
can room. Bed linen, dish cloths, table cloths etc. can be
rented at the local office, if you prefer not to bring these
items yourselves.

If you have small children and need a cot, high chair or
similar you can rent such items at the local office too. NB
There is not necessarily room for a cot in the master
bedroom. If a cot is listed in the description of the house
and you need only one cot, a cot need not be ticked on the
post card.

There is also the option of getting all items ordered
delivered to your holiday home. This saves you from having
to make repeated trips between the house and the local
office.

Please note that not all local offices can offer all extras.
Therefore we recommend to contact the local DanCenter
office either by phone or email before arrival. We cannot
guarantee that extras, which were not pre-ordered, still
will be available for rental on arrival.

On the at the bottom of the rental agreement detachable post
card you can also order the end cleaning.

Ferry connections

If you have booked a holiday home on one of the Danish
islands or if you plan to travel to Denmark by ferry, please
remember to book your tickets well in advance. The national
ferry routes, which might be of interest, are the
following:

Road and Traffic Directorate

Slow traffic and traffic jams on the main roads are not
unusual during the main holiday season. Do you wish to keep
up to date with regards to road and traffic conditions, you
can do so on the Road & Traffic Directorate's site
www.trafikken.dk

Weather

If you wish to keep up to date with regards to weather
conditions, visit: www.dmi.dk